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That was better, but still not good enough. I object to the ageist double standard by which kids are expected to fend for themselves in a Hobbesian state of nature while adults have the benefit of institutional justice. The successful experiment of the Sudbury Valley School and its judicial committee system has proven that institutional justice works well for kids, too. psychologytoday.com/int…
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That was better, but still not good enough. I object to the ageist double standard by which kids are expected to fend for themselves in a Hobbesian state of nature while adults have the benefit of institutional justice. The successful experiment of the Sudbury Valley School and its judicial committee system has proven that institutional justice works well for kids, too. https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/freedom-to-learn/201006/freedom-from-bullying-how-a-school-can-be-a-moral-community